n.
- a piece of jewellery that hangs from a necklace chain.
- a light designed to hang from the ceiling.
- the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended.
- a short rope hanging from the head of a ship's mast, yardarm, or clew of a sail, used for attaching tackles.
- Nautical a tapering flag.
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/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt, ˈpɒ̃dɒ̃/
a complementary or matching artistic, literary, or musical work.
adj.
pendent.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., lit. ‘hanging’, pres. part. of pendre, from L. pendent-, pendere.